Downloading An Operating System - HP J3245A Installation And Configuration Manual

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Downloading an Operating System

Downloading an Operating System
You can use the switch console's TFTP feature (Download OS), HP's SNMP
Download Manager, or the HP Update Utility (update.exe) to download a new
operating system (OS) to the switch. Downloading a new OS does not change
the current switch configuration.
Using the Download OS option from the switch Main Menu (described on
the following pages):
Using the HP Download Manager:
You can access Download Manager in the HP AdvanceStack Assistant net-
work management application by clicking the right-side mouse button on the
background topology view.
Using the HP Update Utility:
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The switch must be configured for either IP or IPX service.
The OS software to download must be stored in a file on a TFTP server in
your network or VLAN (if configured).
The switch must be properly connected to the network.
At a minimum, use a 386 8-megabyte IBM-compatible PC with a network
interface.
Obtain software and instructions from HP's BBS or World Wide Web site.
(Refer to the "Customer Support Services" section in appendix G, "Trou-
bleshooting".)
Use a PC with a direct-connect RS-232 serial cable.
Obtain the update utility and refer to the instructions in the readme.txt
file included with the utility. The utility is in a compressed, self-extracting
file available free from World Wide Web site or HP's BBS. (Refer to the
"HP Customer Support Services" card at the front of this manual.)